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A new report details how cities can leverage private investment in building more resilient and integrated infrastructure. A Roadmap for Resilience summarizes projects that create both public value and private investment opportunities, and that will...

Article - 03/27/2015

Active Region(s): Main, North America

Category: Built environment, Economic development, Energy, Public safety and security, Finance and procurement

In its annual list of the public sector's Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers, Government Technology recognizes individuals (and some teams) who "cut through the public sector’s legendary barriers to innovation with transformative ideas."The 25...

A Chicago-based consortium is tapping the brainpower of Microsoft, Siemens and other industry leaders to turn the city into a big urban lab for developing and testing solutions to infrastructure challenges.CityWorks is a project of UI Labs, which is...

Article - 03/27/2015

Active Region(s): Main, North America

Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Analytics, Connectivity

Council Lead Partner Mercedes-Benz has been working on how to build emissions-free cars for some time now. As part of that initiative, the car maker is introducing a series of 10 plug-in hybrid models designed to provide drivers with the option of...

Scroll down for short takes from Council partnersQualcomm, AMC Health team to improve care for at-risk patientsQualcomm Life, a subsidiary of Council Lead Partner Qualcomm, announced a collaboration with AMC Health, a privately held provider of real...

Article - 03/27/2015

Active Region(s): Main, North America

Category: Energy, Health and human services, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control

From instantaneous business information to solutions that put data in the fog and pull insights out, Council partners demonstrated a variety of technologies at the Smart Cities Now event in Charlotte, NC -- technologies that are already paying off...

Itron CEO Philip Mezey and Council Chairman Jesse Berst were quoted in the The Charlotte Observer's coverage of the Smart Cities Now forum held in Charlotte March 23-24. Itron, a Council Lead Partner, hosted the event. Here are a couple of snippets...

When cities ask me to boil down my advice to a word or two, I often answer "multi-purpose." Cities need to leverage their investments so they buy once and use many times. This is true for their physical infrastructure. And it is true for their...

Gartner expects phenomenal growth in the number of connected things due to more intense urbanization and a need for city leaders to find the right balance between limited resources and environmental sustainability issues.And that growth is a boon...

It's an impressive-sounding award that the city of Cottonwood, Arizona – population approximately 12,000 – received recently: the VerdeXchange-Arizona Commerce Authority 2015 Sustainable Economic Growth City of the Decade Award.More impressive is...

Looking for money to help fund a smart cities initiative? You may already have it. It just may be going down the drain.Itron CEO Philip Mezey told participants at the Council's Smart Cities Now forum in Charlotte, North Carolina this week that North...

At the core of many smart public safety solutions is “intelligence” -- information that hints at the identity of a criminal or where a wildfire is likely to occur. This collection of articles and resources highlight the importance of data gathering...

Enhancing mobility and transportation options bring many benefits to a city. Reduced traffic congestion, shorter trip times, improved public safety and less pollution are just a few. This collection of articles and resources spotlight trends and...

Water is essential. It provides sustenance, supports industry and irrigates fields. But cities today struggle to meet demand for clean water amid swelling populations, aging infrastructure and mounting concerns about drought, flooding and water...

Smart energy solutions give citizens, businesses and local government the tools and systems they need to reduce their energy usage and costs. In this collection of articles and resources, you’ll find reports about cities deploying smart street...

Cities that embrace today’s technology trends are attracting businesses, entrepreneurs and workers who thrive in the digital world. In this collection of articles and resources, you’ll discover the various ways technology is enhancing the...

Scroll down for short takes from Council partnersMost innovative IoT companies? Fast Company puts Microsoft in the top 10In its list of The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015 in the Internet of Things, Fast Company gave a shout out to...

It can be tough for tech startups to get established, avoid costly mistakes and secure a spot in their chosen market. But soon Internet of Things (IoT) startups in the EMEA region will be able to count on help through the Challenge Up! program, a...

SolarCity has a reputation as an innovator. It was the first solar company to offer customers financing for little or no upfront costs, and buyers have responded enthusiastically. Now the company wants to sell its new turnkey microgrids-as-a-service...

Even though technology has evolved rapidly over the past several decades, the basic process for summoning emergency responders hasn’t. If you need help, you typically need to find a phone and make a voice call to an emergency number.People needing...